Common Names
Common Names in English:
Plains Ringneck Snake, Prairie Ringneck Snake, Ring-Necked Snake, Ringneck Snake
Description
Family Colubridae
The family Colubridae, which includes the kingsnakes (Lampropeltis spp. ), is the largest, most widespread, and diverse family of snakes , with few physical characteristics universal among all species. The family contains 70 percent of the known species of snakes, with more than 1700 species worldwide (Pough et al. 1998). Although some colubrids are dangerously venomous , most are harmless to humans. [1]
Subfamily Dipsadinae
These snakes are the New World counterparts of the Pareinae and resemble them in appearance and habits. They live in tropical America.
Biology
Diet
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Reptilia
()
- Reptiles
- Subclass:
Diapsida
()
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
()
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
()
-
- Order:
Squamata
()
- Suborder:
Serpentes
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Superfamily:
Colubroidea
()
- Family:
Colubridae
()
- Colubrids
- Subfamily:
Dipsadinae
()
- Genus:
Diadophis
()
- (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Specific name:
punctatus
- Subspecies:
arnyi
- Scientific name: - Diadophis punctatus arnyi
- Subspecies:
arnyi
- Specific name:
punctatus
- Genus:
Diadophis
(
- Subfamily:
Dipsadinae
(
- Family:
Colubridae
(
- Superfamily:
Colubroidea
(
- Suborder:
Serpentes
(
- Order:
Squamata
(
- Superorder:
Lepidosauria
(
- Infraclass:
Lepidosauromorpha
(
- Subclass:
Diapsida
(
- Class:
Reptilia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: October 21, 1999.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Diadophis
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 31 species and subspecies in this genus:
D. amabilis · D. amabilis occidentalis · D. amabilis similis · D. anuyi · D. arnyi · D. baliodeirus · D. bipunctatus · D. elinorae · D. lecontei · D. pulchellus · D. punctatus (San Bernardino Ringneck Snake) · D. punctatus acricus (Key Ringneck Snake) · D. punctatus amabilis (Pacific Ringneck Snake) · D. punctatus anthonyi · D. punctatus arnyi (Prairie Ringneck Snake) · D. punctatus dugesii · D. punctatus edwardsi · D. punctatus edwardsii (Northern Ringneck Snake) · D. punctatus modestus (San Bernardino Ringneck Snake) · D. punctatus occidentalis (Northwestern Ringneck Snake) · D. punctatus pulchellus (Coralbelly Ringneck Snake) · D. punctatus punctatus (Southern Ringneck Snake) · D. punctatus regalis (Regal Ringsnake Snake) · D. punctatus similis (San Diego Ringneck Snake) · D. punctatus stictogenys (Mississippi Ringneck Snake) · D. punctatus vandenburghi (Monterey Ringneck Snake) · D. punctatus vandenburghii · D. punctatus vandenburgii · D. regalis · D. regalis arizonae · D. regalis blanchardi
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Further Reading
- A check list of North American amphibians and reptiles / by Leonhard Stejneger and Thomas Barbour. Cambridge: Harvard University Press; [etc., etc.]1923. ENG url p. 83.
- Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, -1965. ENG url p. 745.
- Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. ENG url p. 173.
- Miscellaneous publication - University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History. Lawrence, University of Kansas, 1946-1996. ENG url p. 15, p. 52.
- Name that animal; a guide to the identification of the common land and fresh-water animals of the United States, with special reference to the area east of the Rockies. With drawings by Olive Driver. [Northampton? Mass., 1950] ENG url p. 417.
- Stebbins, Robert C. 1985. A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians, Second Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston, Mass. 336.
- The Great Basin naturalist. Provo, Utah, M.L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University. ENG url p. 55.
- The University of Kansas science bulletin. [Lawrence]: University of Kansas, 1902-1996. ENG url p. 54, p. 61.
- The reptiles of Ohio. Notre Dame, Ind., University of Notre Dame Press, c1951. ENG url p. 242.
- Tulane studies in zoology and botany. New Orleans: Tulane University, [1968- ENG url p. 42.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 4, 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 14, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2538846
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-9668
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13515688
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 209170
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ARADB10013
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 165429
Footnotes
- Painter, Charles W., Chuck L. Hayes, and James N. Stuart "Recovery and Conservation of the Gray-Banded Kingsnake. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. May 1, 2002. [back]
Curator for this page: Juan Pablo Hurtado. Date last reviewed: 1899-12-30
